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GEORGE CLIFF, 0F MEMPHIS, MICHIGAN.

\ Laat-8 Patent No. 77,169, @tempra as, 186s. A e

IMPROVEMENT 1N LooMs.

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Tha-t I, GEORGE CLIFF, of Memphis, in the county of Macomb, and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful vImprovement in Looms; and I do declare that the following-is a true and accurate ldes'scription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to'the letters of reference markedthereon, and being apart of this specification."

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my loom. Y l

- Figure 2 is a side view of the gearing and attachments which wind up the vcloth-beam.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of parts of the latheg-frame, and breast-beam, with apparatus for throwing the shuttle and attachment of treadle-wheel. y

Figure 4:l is a top viewl of the oscillating-frame, standard, and treadle-wheel.

Figure 5 is a top view of the shuttle-throwcr.

Figure 6 is a top view of the latch. l

The same lettersl indicate like parts in each gure.

The object of this invention is-to construct more. particularly'a hand-loom, cheap to manufacture, perfectv 'in its work, requiring but little power, and thatwill. be so connected in all its parts, that the operator is only required to operate the lathe in the usual way, after having prepared his web and adjusted his machine.

The operator,standing at the breast-beam C, and working the lathe B, in the usual way, causes it t'o spring the harness, and throw the shuttle at the same time, and wind up the cloth on the beam D, by means of the cog-wheels X and -Z, which are operated by the dog and spring Y, by means of the cord 3, which is attached to the lathe B. The winding of 'the cloth may be made faster or slower, by raising or droppingv the dog, as may be required. As the operator throws the lathe backwards and forwards, the shuttle-thrower G'changcs its position, and being connected, by the'buttonl? and cords Q, to proper slides in each end of the bed 2, which slides operate upon and throw the shuttle from side to side with each forwardvand backward motion of thc lathe B. The same motion of the lathe operates the treadle-wheel, F, throwing it back, so that pins, L, catch alternately into and lift the treadles I, which act uponl the harness by means of the hangers W, which connect the harness with the treadles. -In every alternate motion of the lathe B, the first and third treadles go down, and the second and fourth go up, and so on alternating. The spring-bar M, on top of'the treadles', holds them in their position.

The device for altering the web to be delivered from the yard-beam K is that in ordinary use in most looms.

Having thus described the uses of my loom, and its operatioml will now proceed to name its various parts, so that those interested and skilled in the art can manufacture it; I

A is the top-beam, from which the harness is suspended.

B is thelathe.

C is the'breast-beam.

D is the cloth-beam..

E is the-frame.

' F is the treadle-wheel.

G is the shuttle-thrower.

H is the latch.

I are the treadles. n

J is a tightener-pulley, ou

K, the yard-beam.

L are pins in the treadle-'wheclt M is the spring-bar.

N is the standard for treadle-whccl.- l y l f O is the frame, attached to a suitable rock-shaft, in which thc treadles work.

P is a button on the end of the shuttle-thrower, to which are attached,

Q, cords te'throw the shuttle.

R is a transverse tie, to which is attached,

S, the standarrhto which are pivcted the treadles T is an oscillating-frame, to which is attached the treadle-Wheel.

U is the connection between the oscillating-frame and the frame E.

V isa spring, which holds the oscillatng-frame in place. l

W are hangers, which connect the harness with the treadles.

X is a geared Wheel, on the frame E, with a pinion, and meshing into.

Z, another geared wheel, which is operated by the dog andl spring Y, which is connected to and worked by the lathe.

2is a bed, in which theshuttle plays. f

3 is the cord connecting the dog and springY to the lathe.

In describing this loom as a hand-loom, I do not mean to be understood that it may not just aswell be used and operated by power. l A

What I claim as my invention, and desire to` secure `by Letters Patent, is-

`The comhnation'of the top-beam A., the lathe B, the breastbeam C, the cloth-beam D, the freine E, the

treadle-Wheel F, thepshuttle-throvwer G,the latch'H, the 'treaflles I, the pulley J', the yard-beam K, the pins L, the `spring-bar M, the standard N, the frame O, the button P, the cords Q, vthe transverse tie R, the standard S, the oscillating-frame T, the connection U, the spring V, the hangers W, the geared wheel X, the dog and spring Y, the geared whc'elZ, the bed 2, and the cord 3, when constructed, arranged, and `operating substantially as and for the purposes hereinhefore described'an'd shown.

GEORGE CLIFF.

Witnesses:

H. S. Semana, GEO. RUHLANDT. 

